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Saudi chemicals exports decreased by 1% month-on-month in August: General Authority for Statistics
Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products decreased by 7% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.64 billion in August 2025.
Compared to July 2025, the chemicals exports decreased by SAR 63.6 million, or 1%, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics.
Chemicals and related products made up 23% of August’s SAR 29.3 billion in non-oil exports.
India topped the list of chemicals importers from Saudi Arabia at nearly SAR 2.5 billion, accounting for 38% of the total exports of chemical products in August. China and the UAE followed with 12% and 6%, respectively, as shown in the table below:
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Top Importers of Saudi Arabia’s Chemical Products in August (SAR mln) |
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Country |
Value |
% to Total |
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India |
2512.9 |
37.9% |
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China |
788.9 |
11.9% |
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UAE |
385.2 |
5.8% |
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Singapore |
334.1 |
5.0% |
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Belgium |
301.6 |
4.5% |
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USA |
169.0 |
2.5% |
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South Korea |
156.0 |
2.4% |
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Bangladesh |
148.9 |
2.2% |
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Thailand |
132.0 |
2.0% |
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Brazil |
130.9 |
2.0% |
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Others |
1576.5 |
23.8% |
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Total |
6636.0 |
100.0% |
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 6.61 billion in August, up 2% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 74.9 billion, as shown in the following table:
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Imports of Chemicals & Related Products (SAR mln)* |
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Month |
2024 |
2025 |
Change (%) |
% of Total |
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January |
6176.6 |
6248.7 |
+1% |
8% |
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March |
5849.2 |
6395.6 |
+9% |
10% |
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March |
6665.7 |
7037.9 |
+6% |
9% |
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April |
6035.3 |
7259.1 |
+20% |
9% |
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May |
7019.4 |
7996.8 |
+9% |
9% |
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June |
5807.3 |
6408.7 |
+10% |
9% |
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July |
7608.7 |
7044.0 |
(7%) |
9% |
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August |
6465.8 |
6612.2 |
+2% |
9% |
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September |
7250.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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October |
6536.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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November |
6382.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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December |
6687.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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